Share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions was 0.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Sri Lanka, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.1% for share of global nitrous oxide emissions in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.3% in 1883 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1975.
That places Sri Lanka 116th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 113 Switzerland 0.1% compare
- 114 Latvia 0.1% compare
- 115 Croatia 0.1% compare
- 117 North Korea 0.1% compare
- 118 Kyrgyzstan 0.1% compare
- 119 Congo 0.1% compare
More climate change data for Sri Lanka
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population growth -0.7% (2025)
- Population, total 21.76 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.0% (2025)
- Urban population 4.45 million (2025)
- Urban population 20.5% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.9014 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 567.87 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.9014 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.9014 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Sri Lanka?
- Share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Sri Lanka was 0.1% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1883.
- What is the lowest share of global nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1975.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
- Sri Lanka ranks 116th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's nitrous oxide emissions.